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The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08
Another McEnery club in Cadao p0,ia,,

Another Mceenery Club in Caddo Parrish.
S~HREyEPoRT, Oct. Ga grand railroad
barbecue was given at Moorinsport in wgrd
three, this parish, about twenty miles above
this city for the purpose of passing upon
resolutions favorine the levying Of q special
parish tax TO aid the Kansas City, Watkins
and Lake Charles Railroad in the construe.
ton OF its road through that section of
country. The resolutions we're adoptad
without opposition.
After the railroad meeting had been dis
posed OF, d meeting of the friends of Gov.
MeEnery was called for the burmese of or.
gai1izing q Democratic club. The meeting
was called to order by W. q. Noel, and on
motion Mr. Noel was made temporary chair
man, and w. e. Wasson was chosen as
secretary. On motion Of D. Monroe, the
Officers were made permanent.
On motion, of j.. s. Noel, q committee of
tnree on resolutions was appointed BY the
GnaI1inana consisting of J. s. Noel, IL. 7.
Elsie and u. Monroe. The committee re-
slFea ag once, and In a short while presented
the following resolution, which was adopted:
ResoItEsd, That we, the Democratic voters
@ ward three, indorse the administration of
gov. McEFlefy, q pledge ourselves by ali
Jar and honorable means to secure his re-
nenlllat1on, and ask the cooperation Of al
good Democrats in furthering our object
ConsIderable Enthusiasm was manifest,
and = Club with fifty members was orgaalzed
on !lae round several OF whom had joined
3 Nich0Hs Cub. but saw proper to withdraw
and have their names entered on the Nc
Emery club roll. This ward has only seyenty-
five or eighty voters.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08
Slate Central committeeman C1,ose,

ssAasbS GGnEFad committeeman Chosen.
MANSFIELD, Oct. THE Democratic Exc
cutive Committee of DeSoto parish met at
the courthouse here yesterday, Hon. e. w.
sufherlin chairman, and a full attendance of
members and numerous spectators present,
II. Il. Jones was elected secretary. ResoId-
liens were adopted IN favor of a primary
election ON Dec. 10, 1887, for the nominal
ton OF delegates for q Judicial convention
Ior the nomination of d judge and district
agtoflaey. IL was unanimously agreed Ia %
INTO the election OF o member of the State
1sentTaI GonlmltteeY n Hon.E w. Suther-
lin Was elected, and being called uI,e1,. Yaada
An earnest and eloquent Democratic speeeh-
Ehthasiasaa and good feeling prevailed.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08

The following issa list of. the heayiest iad
mers in EI1ro1e from an historical POM
view: IF. Krupp, Essen, 1867 forty ssS'
TERM Works, Italy, 1873. fifty 2 "
sot, France, 1887, eighty tons: Goe4sshgs G
Belgium, 1855, 100 tons; FIR; Arupp NJ "
sen, 1856 $50 tons. The last Is nov e
heaviest NJ 10 hammer in the Werio.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08

), AMBUH MUHE DIFFfCULT CHARACTER
than that under the Nichols, including s11ch
g consequence increased she cost. since
9 the cost of levee building has been bTt
nineteen and ore-fifth cents per cubic yard.
or much cheaper than under any former
regime.
IN addition to the q expended hy the
state and districts, the parishes, railrosds
ana Planters we're encouraged BY the work
done by the State in leFee building and
CAME to Its assistance. For the years 1852,
SO and 1914 there Hag expended a. liz
IeYaeg. IN eleven parishes, by tLe railroads,
parishes, planters and others according to
The reports Of the police juries, railroad
1856 1885, IS3 So, making 4 total of5
OF the State.
Including these anounts the standing Of
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08

80. RESOLVED, That the Governor of the
State DE n lis hereby requested to appoint a
standing committee of two from each con-
gressional district, and ten from the State at
large, whose duty it shall be to visit ali State
or interstate conventions called for the i'm
struction Of levees, and to visit Congress to
aid our Senator'S and Representatives in Sc
curing the necessary legislation in this mat
ter.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08

"s. ReSoluee, That The Governor of This
State be requeGed to invite the Governors Of
the States of %Nississippi. Arkansas, Mis-
solri, Illinois and Tennessee to appoint
delegates to meet ten delegates from this
80 to be appointed by his Exeellency the
PaoSernof. in an interstate leyee convention
at VicksbRrg, Oh the first Monday in 0etober
sented to Congress at its next meeting, and
to bring about harmonious action between
the several States in securing aid from the
national government 10. the improyementof
disastrous oyeraows and hazardous nayiga-
taries.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08

OF the Ievee work during the ACCOMMODATIONS
OF Cows. Nichols, Witt and McEnery. #
should be remembered that State taxation
Tor leyee purposes was limited by the Consti-
tuition to one mill, while parish taxation for
the same purpose is limited to FIVE mills. The
figures furnish @ most thorough, practicai
denomination of the reason why Gov. Me-
Emery Is known as the 'Levee Governor:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-15
DUEL BETWEEN TWO LIONS.

An Adventure by the Correspondent
OF the London standard.
Only those who have experienced it can
realize the excitement caused by wit
nos3iug u haud-to-hand conflict between
4 two savage, Unframed beasts. l have Wit
messed bull lights in Mexico, and seen a
python crush the life out OF a calf in
South America, but never gazed on Il
more thrilling episode than one hot AL
&erian night at a waterproof, about 200
miles in the interior. Beside the pool
were several trees OF fair size, III the
Branches of one which had been
placed a small platform, hidden among
the clustered leaves, from which hidden
place il was convenient to shoot any ami
mails that might come to the pool TO drink
during the night. Ihither repaired, one
evening soon after shutdown, MaccoVoy
and myself. accOmpani led by his Arab SER
want. n Young fellow named Asilla, who
bore our spare guns and acted as general
factotiim to us both IN expeditions OF
this nature. II is difficult Tor me, IN my
cooler moments. to climb tree, and the
smooth straight stem proved eX-
tremdlv troublesome. However, with the
belp bf Mac and Asilla, MANAGED 1t and
secured q comfortably oeroh. They fol-
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Bank StalEmrnt.

Loans and Discounts 1886, 2a1 -
In suittnone)
Bad and sI4,7S9 lS
doub fully 1850 &c. 80, ll9 42-s596. ZIG 81
Stocks and bonus .... i3, 23j 90
Real estate ............ 1897 S4
Furniture and fixtures,
etc.................... G,Il73i
Safe deposit Vault. 5000 90 llIiT 81
Specie t'tnds--
Due by BANKS in the
State. .......>......... 7l,l2o2s
or which the highest
amount due by anv
one bank is $2l. 237 70
Due by banks out of the
state. ................ 2s,sOs %
or which the highest
amount due by any
one bank Is SIS. 7S7 g.
Coupons, interest, etc.
due. .................. 4,7I595
Cash.
Gold .................. I,04s 90
silver. ....... 3.l45 so
Nlckels, pennies, etc ... 302 IL
National bank notes. u.
S. Treasury Notes,
Gold and silver Ger
tlficates. .............. ca, 1877 90 l6s. 577 so
SS39. 624 90
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HRough on Itch. -

"ROugh on Itch" cures skin humors,
eruptions, ring worm, letter, salt rbeum,
frosted feet, chilblains, Itch, ivy poison,
BARRIERS itch. soc. jars.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-15

Ask for Wells CROUCH on Corns."
Quick relief, complete cure. Corns, warts,
buniOns. I5c.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-15
"Roush ON Catarrhi

Correcls offensive odors at once. Com.
plete cure Of worst CHROME cases; also
uEequaled as garele for diphtherla, sore
throat, foul breath. SOC.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-15
Rough on Rata"

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants,
bedbues, beetles, insects, s&unks, Jack
rabbits, sparrows, gophers. l5c. At drug
piata
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A Wife's Devotion.

There is something touchingly
beautiful in the devotion of Mrs.
Jacob Sharpe, the wife of the
"Boodler," to her criminal hus-
band. They have been welded
nearly fifty years and her invari-
able answer to the coincidence of
friends: "God gave me my dear
husband and he has given us great
happiness together. I trust Him."
To one more intimate than the
rest she recently sobbed: "They
are killing us both. We are old
now and every stroke tells upon
u.s." Jacob Sharpe may die in q
prison cell, as he undoubtedly
will, but many a man might envy
him the love of his true hearted
wife, and say with the Psalmist,
"be tier than rubbies is good wife
her virtues are beyond price
Sedalia Bozoo.
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Sensational Texts.

A recent issue of the "Phila-
delphia Times" has the following.
"The sensational preacher who
tries to fill the pews of his church
and gain little cheap notoriety
by advertising to preach Nsermons
with slang or profane titles is to
be found everywhere. The latest
and most obnoxious representative
of this class of clerical sensation
mongers to obtrude himself on
the public is the Rev. ]. B. Koehne,
pastor of the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church, Pittsburg. The
title of his last Sunday nights dis
course was damn It." Koehne
promises to follow this discourse
with others, entitled "How is the
Score% He held an Ace Full"
"How Was the Show?" "Who is
That New Girl?" HAS she Just
Struck the City," "Let us have a
Game of Pool" and "Are you try
ing to Make Mash?" If he had
added one more discourse, entitled
"Tho Preacher is an ASS" the
list wtiuld leave nothing to be
desired. Rev. Koehne preached
here year ago, and 1.-THE "Times''
echos the sentiments of those who
heard him.
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He flushed it Up.
Detroit Free Press.

"Boy are you acquaited around
here?" he asked of a lad on Michi-
gan avenue.
81 want to find the Civilized
Cornice Works
"Never heard of them"
"But it's an old concern, and l
was told to come to this corner.
There's big sign on the roof"
ooh, you mean the Galvanized
Cornice Works. It's right around
that corner"
Cub, did I say civilized?"
eyes SIR
"And the proper word is galvan-
ized?"
"That's it"
"Here-come here. Here's q
dime for You, and you just keep
mum about what has passed. I'm
going to run for supervisor this fall
on the strength of being self
made man, who got his education
by the light of a corn-cob candle,
and I don't want the internal op-
position to get hold of the fact
that the candle went out On me too
sOOn."
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Slanderous Reports.

| understand that reports have
been in circulation and are still
kept buzzing by few busy bodies
to the effect that my late step
father, A. FL. Smoot, and my moth
er, Mrs. Smoot, conspired before
his death to keep certain hidden
money from his creditors. 1t has
been further reported by some,
who have no idea of the accuracy
of the law, that mother has since
been swindling the estate. This
is rather hard for woman who
has had little to do with the world
to bear. She has kept an account
of every dollar received and spent,
since last September; she is ready
and willing to show interested
parties just where she got every
dollar she has spent for herself,
her family, and my brother, A. J.
Walters, who was SO sorely affiict-
ed all winter and spring. She has
taken care of what the law allowed
her and has tried to make the
best of it for the sake of her little
ones. She begs me to say to all
her husbands creditors that her
feelings and her pride are deeply
wounded that any one should suf-
fer loss from his mistakes, and
most of all that it should be the
friends he loved SO we'll. The
receipts for that large shipment of
cattle made in 1880 can be account
ed for by records of the bank. If
any creditor has listened to these
idle reports and is really doubtful
Of moneys being used honestly,
we would be glad to have them call
and examine the records. There
are also certain reports about ask
ing favors of the administrator
which are utterly false. Cordial
ly thanking our friends for their
very great kindness during the
past year, l am very respectfully,
w. w. WALTERS.
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THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
COLLEGE.

The Cumberland Presbyterian
Synods of Kansas, Nebraska and
Missouri have decided to establish
college at some point in Missouri,
and to begin with, endow it with
100000. This college will not be
theological institution but will
be established, endowed and
patronized by the churches of the
states above named. It will also
draw large patronage from
Southern Iowa and Northern
Arkansas. Its aim will be to fit
young men and women for the
duties of life by giving them a
thorough education. The college
will be located at the point offer
ing the greatest inducements in
the way of subscriptions, grounds
and building, and in all probab;li-
ty the location will be determined
upon by the first of January. A
school of this kind located at
Kirksyille, would add from two to
three thousand of the very best
people to our population within
the next five years, and with the
vast patronage that would be given
by the churches in these states, it
is ssafe to conclude that the number
of pupils would not be less than
five hundred. Beside this the
endowment fund, to begin with,
would equal the support given by
the state 10 the Normal at this
place, and the financial and
educational advantages of this
school could be enjoyed while
it would, at the same time,
strengthen, rather than weaken
the Educational institutions we
now have. Kirksville can well af-
ford to give the grounds and
building for this college, and a
move should be made in this di-
rection at once. No time should
be lost nor should energy be al
lowed to lag, till our town has
made every effort to secure the
location of the school at this
place.
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Dakota Alumni Pleasantries.
Tit Bits.

Tit Bits.
"Our school closed yesterday" !"
says Dakota paper, "And at the
end of the usual commencement ex-
ercises the graduating class anus
ed itself by playfully riding the
principal Of our high school on a
rail through our main streets, and
then ducking him in a frog-pond
back of Baxter's mill. 1t was a
merry occasion and greatly enjoy
ed by all who engaged in it. The
principal seemed to object at first,
but he soon entered into the play
full spirit of his pupils and sub
mitted to their sportive ways. Our
boys and girls are full of real
western dash and spirit, and know
how to enjoy themselves.
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Wonderful Cures.

W. d. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale
and Retail Druggists of Rome Ga,
say: We have been selling DR..
Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bitters and Bucklin's Arnica Salve
for four years. Have never hand
died remedies that sell as well, or
give such universal satisfaction.
There have been some wonderful
cures effected by these medicines
in this city. Several cases of pro-
nounced Consumption have been
entirely cured by use of few bot
ties of DIR. Kings New Discovery,
taken in connection with Electric
Bitters. We guarantee them al
ways. Sold by J. G. Jamison.
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0, Busted Boomer!
AtchisOn Globe

Atchison Globe.
Break, break, break! On the
cold, gray rocks, o Boom! And l
would that my arms could raise
you, from out your untimely tomb.
All we'll for the cool headed man,
who left all his cash in the bank,
ah well for the man who refused,
to become a real-estate crank. And
the stately Booms go on, to their
haven down in the grave; but alas
for the touch of the vanished pile,
and the sound of a wild boomers
rave. Bust, bust, bust, in the
fiattened town, o, Boom; but the
tender grace of a stake that is gone
has gone till the coming of doom. :"
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FRIDAY JULY 60,

-Kirksville is without doubt
the most moral town in North
Missouri. But to enable her to
keep up that reputation, she needs
a chain gang and whipping post.
a carefully written and pro-
fusely illustrated article on pois-
onous plants will apear in the Au-
gust issue of "Babyhood" New
York, 15cts) and will be welcomed
by those parents who are spend
ing the season with their children
in the country.
Track laying has begun on
the Santa Fe. The work was COM
menced at Carrolton, No., and
track is layed seven miles west of
that place. AS fast as the track is
laid it is put in shape for service.
1t is expected that the line will be
completed early in Dec smber.
There will be a Campfire of
the old soldiers of Adair county
at Kirksville about the first OF
September, to which all old
soldiers and others of Adair, and
adjoining counties, are cordially
invited to attend. More definite
notice W i'll be given next week.
The Memphis National
says: 1--WE. believe there is some
thing rotten in Denmark" and
asks for an examination of the
county records. If the records
are straight an examination can
do no harm. If they are moi
straight an examination may dc
great good.
With the Wood Works
Foundry, and brick yards running
to their full capacity, the school
house building, and the repairing
that is being done on the Normal
there is no excuse, what
ever. for idleness. Any one who
wants employment in Kirksville
can get it without trouble.
Owing to the great demand
for watermelons last season, ant
the scarcity, a number of ca
loads were shipped in to thi
place from other points. Thi
season a number Of melon grow.
ers in this immediate vicinity
have undertaken to supply tn
demand for home consumption
We hope our grocers will Civ,
these men every encouragement
by giving Adsir county melon
the preference whenever it i
possible to do SO.
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Notice Of Final Settlement.
= Trustees Sale.

Whereas. Lewis W. Chase and AsryJ Chase
.Hsor,sa the a'th day of ..afgSs, Jag, 1885, oea sna
Of Adair county, at Deed of trust book o, Page
one, conveyed to Payton +. Greenwood trus-
tee all their right. title, interest and estate, in
and to the following described real estate situ-
ated in the county Of Adair, State Of Missouri,
viz:
Commencing at point, one hundred and
lfty-four $50 feet, south Of point one hun
seventy ninihs Qo5 45-27s) feet west ofthe north
east corner Of section (So. 81 nine In township
mo. 62) sixty two Of range (So. l5l fifteen,
running thence south seventy Eve (75) feet,
thence west ninety (S0) feet, thence north
seventy-fve (75) feet, thence east ninety (9ol
feet to the place of beginning.
Which said conveyance was made In trust to
secure the payment OF one certain promessory
note in said deed described, and whereas the
excepting the sum Of $50 5o-1oo, paid 1t var1-
Ous times now therefore, In accordance with
said Deed OF Trust and at the request Of the
legal holder OF said note, shall proceed to
sell the above described real estate at the court
house door In the town (nUw ethyl Of Kirksville
In the county Of Adair, Btate aforssaid, to the
highest bidder for cash. at public suction, ON
Saturday the 9th Day of August
1887,
Between the hours Of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon of that
day to satisfy said note together with the
cost and expense Of executing this trust.
PAXTON F. GREENWOOD.
Dated this 9TH day of July, 'G. Trustee.
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When the Songs Gone out Of Your
Life.

When the songs gone out Of your life,
That you thought would last to the end
That first sweet song OF the heart,
That no after days can iend.-
The song Of the birds to the trees,
The song ofthe wind to the flowers,
The song that the heart sings low to Itself
When 1t wakes In life's morning hours
You can start no other song;
Not even tremulous note
Will falter forth on the empty air;
1t dies In your aching throat.
1t is all In vain that you try,
Fo, the spirit Of song Is fed
The ightin gale sings no more to the rose
When the beautiful flower is dead.
So let silence softly fall
On the bruised hearts quivering strings;
Perhaps from the loss Of all you may learn
The song that the seraph sings,
grand and glorious psalm
That will tremble and rise and thrill,
And fill your breast with Its grateful resi-,
And its lonely yearning still.
Unidentified.
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Everything Booms.
Dakota Bell.

Dakota Bell
Gimme bre'kfas' an I'll split
yer ten sticks O wood" said q
tramp to a Sioux Falls lady as she
came to the back door.
"No, sir; I wont do it unless
you split twenty sticks"
"But yer uster gimme bre 'fas'
fer ten sticks"
Cant help it; breakfasts have
had a boom since you were here
last. You split twenty or move
on, else I'll unite the dog and
come out with a kettle of hot
water and scream fol the policep'
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Final Settlement.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF ADAIR, o "

Notice is hereby given to all
creditors and others Interested in
the estate of John G. Eitel deceas-
ed, that I, Msgdelene Eitsl, ad-
ministratri1 of said estate, intend
to make final settlement thereof at
the next term of the Probate court
of Adair county to be held at
Kirksville on the 9th day of Au-
gust, 1887. MAGDBLRNE EITEL,
Administrative
Dated June1Oth, 1887.
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No Anti Poverty for Him.

Texas Siftings
Mrs. Muldoon-''Teddy me son,
you should divide yer swatemates
wild yer brudder Dinnis and the
other byes."
Teddy-"Phat are you givin' us? ?
De ye take me for a Hinry
George?"